Recent Sales 2/22/16

Here's some of my better sales lately. February hasn't been great sales wise, but it did pick up this past weekend.

 

This amazing 80's charcuterie platter sold for $52. I paid $6 at Family Thrift.

 

I got these rollers at and estate sale in a garage. They've been listed for about a year, but finally sold for $26. Ha! Unbelievable.

This Breville Juicer filter sold for $29.99 - I got it at the GWO for maybe $.10

This Eddie Bauer sweater was another goodwill outlet find. It has very cute clouds and cows across the top. Paid maybe $1, sold for $24.99

These Studio Nova Yacht Race Pasta bowls sold for $24.99

I paid $.99 each at CHKD

 

This Dish network set sold for $99

I paid $2 at an online estate sale. It was in a box with a bunch of junk!

 

Other than this it's been lots of $9.99 type sales. How are things going for you?

Listing Toolkit

Here's the tools I rely on when preparing items for photos and listing in no particular order

 

Fabric Refresher

I use this very rarely but it's handy nonetheless

 

Fabric Wrinkle Releaser

Again I use this very rarely but it's worth having around

 

Simple Green

Great safe cleaner

 

Alcohol

for removing price tag goo, and sharpie marker

 

Lysol Wipes

for removing other kinds of goo

 

Paper Towels

 

Scissors

 

Sharpies

I use them more in packing to mark out barcodes on recycled boxes

 

Screwdrivers

for opening battery covers

 

Batteries

for testing electronics

 

Tape

 

Glue Gun

for fixing things every once in a while

 

Pens

 

Ring Sizers

 

Light Bulb

for testing lamps

 

Lighter

for doing fabric tests

 

Cassette Tape

for testing the record or play function

 

Extra Camera Battery and Charger

very handy

 

Lint Roller

 

Measuring Tape

for taking measurements of clothing and items

It all fits nicely here

 

One more important tool, a plug and extension cord!

 

What do you keep in your tool kit that I've missed?

 

Super Find

I found this hat in a Goodwill Outlet bin yesterday.

I immediately texted my husband who is from Colorado,

to let him know that we were going to win!

 

Click here if you missed yesterday's post which was A Little On the Trashy Side

A Little On the Trashy Side

Here are some garbage related sales from the last month:

 

Salvage lot of flatware. Many of these has disposal damage, stains and discoloration.

Most of it came from a large lot I bought from Craigslist, which had some great pieces in it, but also lots of low quality stainless.The rest came from smaller lots here and there where I've listed the valuable pieces and the rest isn't worth it. The box weighed 30 pounds. Sold on auction for $19.99.

 

Someone in my neighborhood was throwing this martial arts uniform lot out. Sold for $13.00 - 100% profit.

 

Salvage lot of 100% cashmere sweaters for crafting. They were full of snags, holes and piling. Sold for $9 but they all came from an estate sale awhile back where I bought an entire closet of women's clothes for $2.

 

A neighbor was throwing this out along with two others and the Bio Orb. I kept the Bio Orb and it's functioning as a fountain on my patio. This pump sold for $24.99.

 

While none of these sales made me a millionaire, they were all on their way to the landfill one way or another, and made me 100% profit.

Have you sold anything a little on the trashy side lately?

 

How to Print Your eBay Store Listings

Recently I needed to print my listings in order to do a storage inventory. I'd lost an item someone bought, and then a few other items took me WAY too long to find. Once I hit about 900 items in my store the inventory kind of got away from me, and I've since gone back through little by little to figure out a better way.

After some messing around and googling I found out, its actually super easy to print all your listings!

First click on Active under my eBay. After your active listings come up, decide what order you want them printed in. Title will do alphabetical, price will do high-low, click again and it will do low-high, etc.

Or just print one category by clicking on "store category" and choosing the one you need to print.
(Variation - Another way to access your store categories click here and then click on the number in your category NOT the title)

Categorized by number of watchers high-low

Next find the print button, you may need to "CTRL + scroll out" here in order to see it. I couldn't find it at first because I was too zoomed in.

 

From there it will take you to a web-print page, which you can easily print using your favorite method.

 

Today I needed to print my flatware inventory because it's time to take stock. I sold someone two teaspoons that were actually serving spoons:/

 

Hope this helps!

Efficiency

Listing measurements, flaws, and general info can be done more efficiently if you take your notes in your photos. What I mean is, there's no need to write it down.

 

Take these pants for example.

 

My listing starts here, I look at this photo to start my title

 

and this one for a few more details.

 

Now I have plenty of info for a descriptive title:

 

Talbots Signature Flare Women's 12 Wool Blend Tweed Pants Gray

Uh oh, these pants are missing a button on the pocket:(

I'll add that to the flaws in my listing

Rise 11"

I take my measurements in the photos too

 

I do keep a notepad nearby and if I do need to write myself a reminder I take a picture of that too

 

It's all with me when I sit down to list

 

I hope this helps any beginners who are trying out different eBay listing methods.

What are some ways you stay efficient?

 

 

 

BOLO CELINE

I'd never heard of this brand until researching something else today.

Wow!

How to Find Your 1099K on PayPal

I spent a solid 15 minutes today looking for the Tax Documents link on PayPal. If you need help finding it too you can click this link to go straight there, or follow the directions below.

 

First, login to your Paypal account

 

Next, click on Activity

 

Then click on Statements, it's hidden over on the right hand side

 

In the dropdown you'll find Tax documents - click!

 

None yet, but it will be there soon

 

Hope this helps!

 

 

Recent Sales 1/13/16

Since I last checked in sales have been average. I've had lots of little $10-$12 sales. This week I have listed several auctions after cleaning out my kids' closet, so we'll see how that pays off. Meanwhile, these are some of my better recent sales.

 

This jacket was a garbage find. It has one small rip under the pocket. It sold for $29 on sale.

I took a best offer of $25 on this Ernie knife, if you're a consistent reader of my blog you might remember I sold one of the same set before back in June of 2014.

Check out the Big Bird spoon sale here.

This vintage 90's VT sweatshirt sold for $38 on sale. My Mom has this sweatshirt and I was very close to keeping it, but as always I wanted the sale more than the item. I paid $3.

This portrait of a plain lady sold for $38 two weeks ago, and I forgot to mention it in my last update I got it at the thrift store for a couple bucks

 

This AMAZING vintage sweater sold for a best offer of $40. Yes, that's a leather eagle on the front.

 

I paid $8 for this Grateful Dead Cookie Jar. It is missing the lid. It has been listed for at least 18 months. I was so happy when it finally sold for $85.

 

How has January been for you?

 

 

Battle of Gettysburg & Recent Sales

Happy 2016! I hope your holiday season was relaxing, or you at least didn't suffer a nervous breakdown. Considering it was 80 degrees on Christmas Eve here in Virginia Beach, I was very surprised to see snow flurries today! January is here and that means lots of eBay sales. December was just average for me, but January is already turning out nicely. I've made over $800 in the last 7 days, which is above average for me. It also motivates me to blog because I have more to share.

 

This US Civil War Belt Buckle sold for $19.99

Not sure if it's a reproduction, the buyer and I messaged a bit and he thinks it might be real but will know for sure once he takes measurements. I was happy to part with it for $20. I got it in a lot of buckles.

 

Speaking of the Civil War, over Thanksgiving we visited Gettysburg, my favorite historic place, and while doing some research I came across and interesting collection of business cards; Battlefield Tour Guide cards. Some of these men witnessed or fought in the battle click here for more(it's worth the look if you love history!) It's really incredible.

 

 

This was my absolute favorite. Sold for $295.

Here is the listing for photo credit.

 

Moving on to more recent sales...

 

These 4T Carhartt Overalls were a trash find by my husband, who grabbed a Rubbermaid container of perfectly clean and folded clothes from the trash. (Why not drop it at the Thrift Store people!?)

Sold on auction for $13.49

This 1985 Lilian Vernon Wool Stocking sold for $20 a few days before Christmas

This was the feedback left from the buyer. I LOVE feedback like this.

I've sold two complete hardcover 1st edition Harry Potter sets in the last two months, one for $70 (best offer), another for $85 (BIN).

I stopped buying them because these are usually marked up in thrift stores, and I paid about $30 for each set, making my margins way too low. I am happy to have sold the two sets I had.

These Chinese New Year / Birthday cards sold for $20

They came from and estate sale box lot that I paid $2 for and have made my money back many times over already - this was a surprising sale as I listed them what I considered high because there were no like items. 

This GWO find sold for a best offer of $50

It was new old stock from Lazarus (do they still exist?) It reminded me of something a performer would wear while signing at a hotel lounge.

 

That's it for now. I'd love to hear how things are going for you.